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Researchers tell ‘human story’ about crisis during plague of Justinian, which killed millions in Byzantine empire

A US-led research team has verified the first Mediterranean mass grave of the world’s earliest recorded pandemic, providing stark new details about the plague of Justinian that killed millions of people in the Byzantine empire between the sixth and eighth centuries.

The findings,...

Ethereum traders are becoming more active on-chain, not by rotating out of risk but by leaning into it. Over recent sessions, leveraged positioning has increased across decentralized perpetual markets, pointing to a growing willingness to deploy capital directly through smart contract–based venues. This shift is unfolding alongside improving liquidity conditions, with HFDX seeing its liquidity […]

For traders stepping into on-chain perpetual futures for the first time, the learning curve can feel steep. While access to decentralized derivatives has improved significantly, understanding how trades behave once they are live remains the biggest challenge for beginners. Price movement, fees, and leverage tend to feel very different on-chain compared to spot markets or […]

Hong Kong (PinionNewswire) — Standard Chartered and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) jointly released the latest Standard Chartered Greater Bay Area Business Confidence Index (GBAI), which revealed the business sentiment for most companies in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) remained steady amid persistent external uncertainties in Q4-2025. Following a rebound in the previous […]

Hong Kong  — The 19th Asian Financial Forum (AFF), jointly organised by the Hong Kong SAR (HKSAR) Government and Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), concluded successfully . The forum attracted an enthusiastic response, drawing over 4,000 leaders from governments and business sectors across over 60 countries and regions. Over the two-day forum (January 26-27),, […]

New York, USA (PinionNewswire) — Dream Companion, an emerging platform in AI-powered digital companionship, today announced the launch of its advanced NSFW AI Chat, designed to deliver deeply contextual, personalized conversations through long-term memory systems and adaptive AI models. The platform sets a new benchmark for nsfw ai chats by combining realism, continuity, and user-controlled […]

New York, USA (PinionNewswire) — The NIX Foundation recently announced the successful completion of its full acquisition of the ORACLE Foundation, marking a critical phase in the integration of global decentralized computing infrastructure and fully supporting CaryPact to become the core standard for the next-generation decentralized computing network. This strategic maneuver not only...

Weather service research finds less accurate probability-based predictions are still considered helpful

The Met Office is to lean into one of Britain’s favourite pastimes – talking about the weather – by launching a new two-week forecast.

At present, the publicly funded weather and climate service offers a seven-day forecast on its website and app with an hourly breakdown for the first five...

Champion of respiratory medicine who was passionate about building bridges between academics and clinicians

Mike Morgan, who has died aged 75, was a leading figure in respiratory services in Leicester for more than 30 years. He also championed respiratory medicine at the highest level. It had long been a poor relation compared to other areas of medicine but, as the national clinical director...

capricorn GROUP (capricorn), the German-based industry leader in automotive and motorsport lightweight technology, presented two capricorn Zagato 01 hypercars at Salon Rétromobile, Paris, 27 Jan – 1 Feb 2026. The first customer deliveries will happen in 2026, following an intensive and rapid development process, borne out of capricorn’s extensive motorsport engineering experience. Both...

The Ilitha Telecoms CEO has argued that meaningful connectivity is what South Africa needs to unlock economic participation.

Consnet’s Dion Kalicharan and Cloud On Demand’s Xenia Rhode on the benefits of the AWS partner network.

A quarter century of partnerships, investment and consumer innovation underpin Huawei’s role in South Africa.

The partnership aims to use the scale of the SABC Plus platform to expand the reach of Microsoft’s AI training programmes.

Rocket company examining feasibility of both options before potential $1.5tn stock market flotation, report says

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SpaceX is reportedly considering a potential merger with the electric carmaker Tesla, or a tie-up with artificial intelligence firm xAI, as Elon Musk looks at options to consolidate his global empire.

The rocket company is examining the feasibility of a...